porter williams won the national heritage award, he is a piedmont blues singer, local style of blues, speedy, tolliver virginia fiddler, 94 years old. >> we've had him on before. >> he will be here >> i want to make this point, another big folk festival that goes on is folk life this is down in the mall this is not the folk life this is washington folk festival what makes this its own special experience. >> we focus on everybody being from the greater washington community. celebrating the cultural treasures we have here. smithsonian folk life festival celebrates nationally what is similar we have music, dance, we have participator dance and we have craft sales too. wonderful crafts, artists, and you want to get into the craft pavilion early. >> want to make sure you come early, stay all day, make sure you take in everything, and if you come out this weekend you want to take in these guys right here, the american irish arts festival, good morning to you. >>> good morning >> tell me about your group. >> we are new century irish dance company with a irish duet. >> what makes you awesome.